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Sir Dave Brailsford leaves Ineos Grenadiers ahead of Manchester United rebuild role, according to reports

The departure means Ineos Grenadiers will be without any of its founding management team members, as the British cycling outfit looks likely to embark on a rebuild of its own

Race organiser handed three-month suspended sentence after death of up-and-coming Belgian cyclist

19-year-old Stef Loos was hit by a van driver after riders were sent the wrong way in the Belgian race

Don’t take your bike to the cyclocross! World Cup organiser bans fans’ bikes from course “for safety reasons” (but don’t worry, you can park your car nearby)

The organisers of this weekend’s Benidorm round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup say there is “no designated area to park or store” bikes at the course

Lotto Dstny reveals new Orbea team bikes – and you can buy their replicas

Belgian pro team unites with Spanish bike brand Orbea, unveiling team bikes and consumer-ready replicas

Chris Froome appears in official Israel video promoting cycling event to support Gaza hostages

The video was posted by official Israel accounts and the Israel Foreign Ministry on social media

“It’s a bullshit rule”: Victor Campenaerts slams UCI’s ban on “extreme” angled brake levers

“The rules are very unclear, it makes no sense at all,” says the Lotto Dstny veteran, who believes the use of gravel-style flared drop bars could soon become commonplace in the peloton by loophole-seeking riders

Mathieu van der Poel spits at “booing” spectator on way to 7th straight win (+ video)

Incident overshadows extension of winning streak – but world champ says he’s had enough of the boos (and worse?)

New gambling-based pro keirin series classified as a “forbidden event” by UCI, as participating riders threatened with sanctions

The DerbyWheel tour, a globalised version of the Korean and Japanese keirin model that encourages viewers to bet on the races, is set to launch in early 2024

Chris Froome downplays war of words with team owner, claims criticism of bike set-up and performances “blown out of proportion”

The four-time Tour de France winner has been quick to speak his mind about "frustrating" equipment issues and bike fit problems at Israel–Premier Tech, team boss Sylvan Adams hitting back that Froome is "absolutely not value for money"

Philippe Gilbert and Loïc Vliegen found guilty of assaulting motorist following “dangerous overtake”

The former world champion was also convicted of carrying and using pepper spray during the 2016 training ride altercation, while the driver was convicted of intentionally obstructing traffic

Sir Bradley Wiggins: “I don’t ride a bike anymore because I don’t like the person I became when I was on it”

As part of a new BBC documentary on imposter syndrome, the 2012 Tour de France winner admits he has no memory of standing on the Champs-Élysées in the yellow jersey, and that his estranged father once told him, “You’ll never be as good as your old man”

65-year-old tandem time trial cyclist banned for two years over anti-doping violation

Having set a new record for the event, John Frey refused to be tested when a doping control officer arrived to collect a sample

Is that Sven and Thibau Geese? Cyclocross riders forced to avoid pair of ducks chilling out on course during World Cup race

The unexpected obstacles couldn’t put off the unflappable Eli Iserbyt, who secured his sixth win of the winter to extend his lead in the World Cup standings

Wake up to (anything but) milk: Pro cyclists warned not to eat or drink dairy products at cyclocross race after positive doping tests

Both Toon Aerts and Shari Bossuyt have blamed their recent Letrozole positives on contamination while racing in Flamanville, Normandy, the site of Sunday’s cyclocross World Cup round

UAE Team Emirates pro lambasted for hanging onto back of lorry during training ride, as manager slams “regrettable and unacceptable attitude”

German rider Felix Groß, who is set to leave the team next month, was filmed taking a tow from the lorry by fellow pro Tim Torn Teutenberg

2024 Van Rysel road bikes and kit for newly-named Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale unveiled (and the prices aren’t too outrageous)

AG2R riders will be sat atop bikes from Decathlon's in-house performance road cycling brand in 2024, and the RCR road bike in its team spec will be available in the new year for around £8.5k

“He can talk about his bike position until the cows come home”: Chris Froome’s bike set-up “oversight” claims slammed as “illogical” by team boss

“Does it sound logical that somebody who was winning seven grand tours is claiming that his saddle position is off by a centimetre? Does that sound credible?” Israel-Premier Tech owner Sylvan Adams said

Ineos Grenadiers’ deputy chief Rod Ellingworth resigns from British team amid rumours of backroom tension, according to reports

The departure of one of its founding members marks the end of an era for an Ineos team struggling to break out of a prolonged transitional period in recent years

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty riders fined by UCI and ordered to attend educational course after posting racist gesture during race in China

Madis Mihkels and Gerben Thijssen, who shared a photo of the discriminatory gesture to Instagram, were withdrawn from the Tour of Guangxi by the Belgian team last month

Global Cycling Network set to close GCN+ and GCN app in December due to “changing media industry landscape”

The decision to close the streaming service comes as parent company Warner Brothers Discovery prepares to sell the Bath-based Play Sports Network

Protestor who blocked UCI Worlds road race accuses cycling community of being complicit in climate crisis

One of the four climate activists who glued their hands to the road claimed that the cycling community was ignorant about “oil and gas companies sponsoring their races”

Cyclists fear safe time trial courses will be lost as governing body introduces ban on events in 20mph zones

Cycling Time Trials has asked for all events to be reviewed and courses on roads with 20mph speed limits to be cancelled or modified to avoid the zones

Could time trialists “looking like the Michelin Man” using body fairings in search of aero gains soon be banned?

Time trialling governing body Cycling Time Trials will vote on a body fairing ban next month, the man behind the proposal keen to avoid "anything that's a potential barrier" to more people participating

Not so marginal losses: Chris Froome reveals recent bike set-up was “centimetres” apart from Team Sky days due to “oversight”

“I took my old bike and found very big discrepancies between my positions… We’re not talking millimetres,” the Israel-Premier Tech rider said

Lost Dot launches The Accursed Race – no-fly, off-road race in the Balkans

The gravel race is the first of its kind and will cover 1,600km across the region in southeastern Europe

Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships cancelled… because it’s too windy

"It seems like a bad joke," one competitor said... but the event's organisers decided it would be unsafe to go ahead with an orange wind warning and "crazy, too intense" 40mph gusts

The Italian Job? Turin to give Mark Cavendish the first of eight record-breaking chances at 2024 Tour de France (+ video of route)

Manxman, who is looking for historic 35th stage win, was in Paris today as route of next year’s race from Florence to Nice was revealed

National 12-hour TT results still aren’t finalised… two months after it finished

Confusion, frustration and rumours aplenty from those who competed as governing body Cycling Time Trials says a "formal objection" has been made, the process to resolve the matter ongoing and "confidential"

“Just chaos”: Track cycling event restarted after huge crash brings down half the field

The first night of the UCI Track Champions League event in Mallorca was overshadowed by the incident during the men's elimination race

Pro rider quick to slam Bora-Hansgrohe for “out of order” Specialized TT bikes

"That's not cool, I came here to learn... it would be nice if my bikes were in order"